Nabeel Ansari Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 (edited) That being said, regular jazz that has moments or segments of free form jazz can be very enjoyable. This agrees with the idea that a general effective technique in music (throughout centuries, really) is beginning with more accessibly written material (more tonal, less dissonance), following with tonally turbulent material (changing or lacking tonal center, more dissonance), and then restating the earlier material (with possible modification for ending, or it stays the same like in rondo form). It just so happens that in jazz, the middle section (all the solo choruses) takes up the large portion of the performance time. Also, I like that Song of Storms jazz remix. The accompaniment reminds me of Coltrane's cover of My Favorite Things (that's where my ear wants it to go). Edited May 8, 2014 by Neblix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xelebes Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 While this thread is alive, I'll use it as another place to push OCRemix's newest group!https://soundcloud.com/wiesty/the-guru-the-oc-jazz-collective What do you think of horns now?! More subdued which is what I like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nase Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 (edited) Anyone else got into the latin jazz stuff via The Sims? Jazz infused Salsa or Samba, Bossa Nova, that stuff. I like how a lot of it excels at something i'd call concealed complexity. Like, really smooth and fluid compositions to the point where some might call it fluff. Pretty accessible or even infectious to most people though, yet there is a lot under the hood if you listen closer...like when you analyze it a little, you sometimes think "wow, shouldn't that sound harsher and jarring by the notes? Why's it so damn smooth?" A good reminder that notes are only one part of what makes up a tune, maybe. Found this guy from Seattle on SC, he's awesome at these styles: https://soundcloud.com/datroof Edited May 8, 2014 by Nase Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiesty Posted May 8, 2014 Author Share Posted May 8, 2014 Look no farther than the father... Antonio Carlos Jobim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olarin Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 How about some understated European jazz? Lars Danielsson: Esbjörn Svensson Trio: Tord Gustavsen Trio: Jan Garbarek: Eberhard Weber: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUsQNXIGR1M Also, for Xelebes: if you don't like horns, have you tried piccolo bass? (No, not the electric variety...) Ron Carter: Isao Suzuki: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiesty Posted May 9, 2014 Author Share Posted May 9, 2014 EST is one of my favorite groups of all time! It's such a shame that Esbjorn died at such a young age. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nase Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 How about some understated European jazz?Lars Danielsson: Esbjörn Svensson Trio: Tord Gustavsen Trio: Jan Garbarek: Eberhard Weber: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUsQNXIGR1M Also, for Xelebes: if you don't like horns, have you tried piccolo bass? (No, not the electric variety...) Ron Carter: Isao Suzuki: All the scandi names made me remember a good one: Nils Petter Molvaer! Acid Jazz/Future Jazz or whatever you wanna call it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xelebes Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 How about some understated European jazz?Lars Danielsson: Esbjörn Svensson Trio: Tord Gustavsen Trio: Jan Garbarek: Eberhard Weber: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUsQNXIGR1M Also, for Xelebes: if you don't like horns, have you tried piccolo bass? (No, not the electric variety...) Ron Carter: Isao Suzuki: All of those examples were great. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ectogemia Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 WOW, the Esbjörn Svensson Trio is right up my alley. Thanks so much for the recommendation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liontamer Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 This belongs in this thread, especially because it's massively overlooked given the game. Enjoy. http://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01392 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanthos Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 WOW, the Esbjörn Svensson Trio is right up my alley. Thanks so much for the recommendation Those guys are awesome. I was going to see them when they came to Toronto a few years back; his (Esbjorn, the pianist's) scuba diving accident and death happened about 6 days before they were going to play here. I recommend their Live In Hamburg album as their best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ectogemia Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 This belongs in this thread, especially because it's massively overlooked given the game. Enjoy.http://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01392 Mmmmmmmm... anything with Christian Pacaud is gold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperFamicorn Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 I don't listen to a lot of jazz, but The Fragrance of Dark Coffee - Other than that I might listen to the music they play in your room in a cruise ship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salluz Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 (edited) This thread should be renamed 'Music to have sex to', LOL! I found out about a woman in Germany named Clara Hill. She's got mad soul and her music is pretty deep. Her song Endlessly is 'all for you'. Then there's Anita Baker, who's more on the 80s RnB side: Edited May 22, 2014 by Salluz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eino Keskitalo Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Brad Mehlday & Kevin Hayes - Crazy Quilt (gotta have at least two) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiesty Posted January 8, 2015 Author Share Posted January 8, 2015 Also, I like that Song of Storms jazz remix. The accompaniment reminds me of Coltrane's cover of My Favorite Things (that's where my ear wants it to go). Thought I'd revive this old thread. Thanks Neblix, I'm glad you heard that because Coltrane was actually my inspiration for this chart! While we're on the subject of OCR jazz pieces, I can never get enough Shnab... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrett Williamson Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 You guys ever heard of Dirty Loops? http://youtube.com/user/DirtyLoops Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealFolkBlues Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Yay, jazz! Next to classical, it may be my favorite genre of music. In general, I think higher of instrumental music than lyrical. That's definitely the case with jazz, where singers tend to make me almost immediately switch the station/skip the track. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timaeus222 Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 (edited) Yay, jazz! Next to classical, it may be my favorite genre of music. In general, I think higher of instrumental music than lyrical. That's definitely the case with jazz, where singers tend to make me almost immediately switch the station/skip the track. Would you like something like this? It's 12/8 jazz with vocals Edited January 9, 2015 by timaeus222 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nabeel Ansari Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Would you like something like this? It's 12/8 jazz with vocals This isn't jazz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiesty Posted January 10, 2015 Author Share Posted January 10, 2015 Technically Manhattan Transfer is a jazz group. They've done some pretty corny stuff but they're one of the more important vocal jazz groups of the last 50 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nabeel Ansari Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Technically Manhattan Transfer is a jazz group. They've done some pretty corny stuff but they're one of the more important vocal jazz groups of the last 50 years. Really? This particular song sounds like rock more than anything. I can see the vocal jazz in it, but it feels more like a specific element than the style of the whole song. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealFolkBlues Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Whatever it was, it wasn't really my bag. Thanks for the suggestion, though, Timaeus! I do like odd time signatures, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrumUltimA Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 (edited) Yeah, Manhattan Transfer is a vocal jazz group that, inevitably, fell into the temptation of using crazy synths like everybody else in the 80's. They certainly did more traditional sounding stuff: Edited January 10, 2015 by DrumUltimA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiesty Posted January 10, 2015 Author Share Posted January 10, 2015 I could never really get into those guys. Lambert, Hendricks and Ross however... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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